Background

UN Women Background:

UN Women is the UN entity responsible for gender equality and empowerment of women, with a mandate to support government and civil society to implement national commitments to gender equality across sectors.  UN Women also has a mandate to promote, coordinate and monitor the work on gender equality across the UN system. 

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security. Placing women’s rights at the center of all its efforts, UN Women leads and coordinates United Nations system efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action throughout the world. It provides strong and coherent leadership in support of Member States’ priorities and efforts, building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors.

Unit/ Project Background:

UN Women Bangladesh, in line with UN Women’s corporate strategy of engaging closely in the Disaster Risk Reduction and Humanitarian Actions have been working extensively in the field of disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation and humanitarian crisis. Since 2012 UN Women Bangladesh Country Office (BCO) has been working on Disaster Risk Reduction/Climate Change Adaptation (DRR/CCA) supporting disaster and climate vulnerable women from the most disaster-prone parts of the country and generating knowledge through series of research and studies to create evidence on how gender inequality drives vulnerability and marginalization and determine ways in which achieving gender equality can lead to a more resilient and empowered Bangladesh. UN Women’s efforts to mainstream gender in DRR/CCA & humanitarian policies strategies and actions, with the belief that such gender responsive DRR/CCA & humanitarian programmes and policies will lead to resilience building and empowerment of women and girls, is acknowledged by the stakeholders.  UN Women has been able to motivate some of the concerned parties through knowledge generation and sharing, advocacy and field operation as show case, to strive for achieving gender targets in Sendai framework. UN Women’s work in the humanitarian context has been started expanding since 2014. Jointly with UNHCR UN Women is supporting Rohingya women to promote leadership and address gender inequalities in the two Rohingya refugee camps that existed since early 1990s. This joint initiative has enhanced women’s participation in camp activities and strength-ened community based protection mechanisms through formation of Women’s Support Groups (WSGs), building skills and establishing community-based shelters to protect GBV survivors.

Duties and Responsibilities

Description of Responsibilities:

• Provide administrative support in the preparation of various events like workshops, seminars,  consultation meetings etc, e.g. preparing invitee list, sending invitation letters, following up with invitees, venue booking and liason with them;
• Identify sources, and gather and compile data and information for the preparation of documents, guidelines, and other material as required;
• Support travel arrangements, e.g. booking air tickets, accommodation, rental cars, etc
• Organize, compile and process information and keep track of the information through databases and e-filing;
• Maintain both hardcopies and electronic copies of the office records and reference files on various subjects;
• Participate in various meetings with UN Women and other stakeholders and prepare notes/meeting minutes, when necessary;
• Assist with the preparation of Request for Quotation, Initiations to Bid, Requests for Proposal;
• Any other related activities as assigned by the team.

Learning objectives

• Increased understanding of UN Women’s work and the UN system;
• Increased substantive knowledge of event management and international and national travel arrange as per UN Women policy;
• Increased knowledge related to programme implementation, documentation and management;
• Work as a team member in a multicultural setting.

Competencies

Core Values:

• Respect for Diversity
• Integrity
• Professionalism

Core Competencies:

• Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues
• Accountability
• Creative Problem Solving
• Effective Communication
• Inclusive Collaboration
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Leading by Example

Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Core Values and Competencies: http://www.unwomen.org/-/media/headquarters/attachments/sections/about%20us/employment/un-women-employment-values-and-competencies-definitions-en.pdf

Functional Competencies:

• Ability to perform work of confidential nature and to handle a large volume of work possibly under time constraints;
• Ability to arrange any kinds of event with relevant stakeholder;
• Ability to extract, interpret, analyse data and resolve operational problems;
• Ability to produce deliverables conforming to the required standard;
• Ability to support a team and team building skills;
• Strong attention to details;
• Strong IT skills and excellent knowledge of office software packages; and
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

• The intern must have studies in any social science discipline (preferably gender, disaster management, communication) or other similar subjects;
• Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent orhigher); Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum Bachelor’s level or equivalent); Have graduated with a university degree and, if selected, must commence the internship within a one-year period of graduation. 

Language:

• Excellent communication skills (written and oral) in English and Bengali are required; Working knowledge of another UN language a distinct advantage.

Interns are not financially remunerated by UN Women as per the common UN policy.

Application Information:

• UN Women will only be able to respond to those applications in which there is further interest.
• Selected applicants must provide the internship application, two letters of recommendation, proof of health insurance and school enrollment, passport, and visa (if applicable)

UN Women Internship Policy:

1.) Applicants to the United Nations internship programme must at the time of application meet one of the following requirements:

(a)    Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher);

(b)    Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum Bachelor’s level or equivalent);

(c)    Have graduated with a university degree (as (b) above) and, if selected, must commence the internship within a one-year period of graduation.

2.) UN Women internship programme does not provide a salary or remuneration for the internship;

3.) All the expenses connected with the internship will be borne by the intern, sponsoring Government or institution;

4.) UN Women accepts no responsibility for costs arising from accidents and/or illness or death incurred during the internship;

5.) The intern is responsible for obtaining necessary visas and arranging travel to and from the duty station where the internship will be performed;

6.) Interns are not eligible to apply for, or be appointed to, any post in UN WOMEN during the period of the internship or for six months immediately following the expiration date of internship;

7.) The intern must provide proof of enrollment in a health insurance plan, proof of school enrollment, a scanned copy of his/her passport, two letters of recommendation, and application